Los Angeles Galaxy vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction & Betting Tips - Major League Soccer

Prediction published on 03/07/2021, 01:46  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 03/07/2021 at 01:59 in Major League Soccer Predictions

LA Galaxy will face off with Sporting Kansas City in their next game, at home on Monday as the two sides seek to push the challenge on Western Conference leaders Seattle Sounders. Hosts LA Galaxy go into the game placed third on 21 points while Sporting are second with 23 points. Galaxy have two games in hand on Sporting and will be looking to leap above them with a win here, but while they are impressive in attack, defence isn’t their biggest strength. They have one clean sheet in the last five matches, and in two of them, they’ve conceded two or more goals. Four of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they’ve failed to score in just one of them, the 3-0 loss to Portland Timbers. At home, they have lost just once in their last eight MLS matches; six wins in that run should give them the needed impetus going to this game.

Sporting Kansas City are also impressive in attack but have issues in defence. They are coming from a 2-1 win over Los Angeles FC and will be hoping to down another Los Angeles based side. The goal conceded in their last game means they haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last five matches, twice conceding two goals in that run. They’ve however scored two or more goals in three of the five matches, and four of them have produced over 2.5 goals. They have played a game more than the league leaders and will hope to win here, with three points set to take them top of the standings should Seattle lose. Sporting have played two games more than Galaxy, and a loss would see them drop from second place. The last time these two sides met, in 2019, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was still at Galaxy and he scored three as Galaxy hit Sporting 7-2.